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But he accepted knowing she was only 15 when he sent his final text in which he told her: “If you let me shag you, I’ll get you your money back. It will be worth it.”

Judge Lockhart observed that that was a reference to the fact that the girl had fallen out with a friend of hers who owed her money, and he was saying: “I’ll get your money back if you have sex with me.”

Mr Templar-Vasey added that Greening had a number of previous convictions, and in August last year had been jailed for dangerous driving.

But although none of his convictions were for sexual offences, he had been given a reprimand in 2013 for engaging in sexual activity with an under-age girl at a time when he was 17.

Royston Greening, from Alcester, given suspended prison sentence for inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity. (Image: Paul Beard)

What did the defence say?

Sukhdev Bisla, defending, said: “From the outset he has accepted he’s sent one text. It’s set out in his police interview that he sent that. He accepts what he’s done.”

He pointed out that since the offence, Greening has served a prison sentence for the dangerous driving and is said to be doing well on licence since his release.